I have a 2010 Jaguar XFR. It's an absolutely beautiful car, drives even better.

Unfortunately, I made the mistake of giving into the nasty habit of my x-girlfriend and eventually allowed her to smoke in the car. I don't smoke. And fortunately, It doesn't smell like smoke, at least to anybody that I've been able to ask.

But... in my center rear brake light, I can see the remnants of what has got to be cigarette ashes or really flakey dust.

My initial thought was to try to blow them out with a can of compressed air, but I don't see a way to access it. I have no idea how they got in there.

I've looked for youtube videos, perhaps to show how to change the bulbs out, or something. But I haven't been able to come up with any solutions.

So, here I am, asking if anybody has any creative ideas, to help solve this problem.

Many thanks!

 

I had the a dead fly in my rear brake light, looked terrible and drove me nuts. I got rid of it by hooking up my compressor and blasting it out with a jet of high pressure air. There is just enough room between the rear window glass and the brake light surround to poke a small nozzle in there and blast away.
If you don't have a compressor just take the car to any tyre, brake, wheel or mechanic shop, they will have an air hose to blast the ashes out.